Design Director

French multinational company is seeking a Central China Design Director in Wuhan.

About the company:

Founded in 1997, the company is a multidisciplinary practice and a key player in transforming the city. Based on Paris, is has offices over the world (Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Casablanca, Dubai, Doha, Hanoi, Lausanne).

Bringing together 1000 people and more than 30 nationalities, professionals from diverse disciplines: urban planners, architects, engineers, interior designers, economists, etc., the company offer its expertise in all areas of traffic network planning, urban design, architecture design and construction, landscape design, urban architecture pieces design, signage design, industrial design, traffic simulation and VR simulation, etc.

Job Responsibilities:

• To make sure all the work be finished during the process from concept design to development design
• To be able to review design of all phases, and ensure the overall quality of design
• To fully control the result of perspective, model, multimedia, technical drawing, reporting materials, related work unit and professional achievements
• To pursue design quality and solve actual problem actively
• To adjust and optimize the plan according to requirement of part A
• To be able to seek project opportunities actively, cooperate with business team to sign project contract
• To be in charge of the performance review and training of team members
• To complete other work arranged by leadership

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor degree, or above in architectural or other related studies
• At least than 10 years in professional design job
• Large-scale public building management experience
• Have strong project exploration ability to take creative design result for architectural project
• Strong capability of project management and high level of reporting
• Team management skill and team building experience is necessary, develop whole team
• Good communication skill, rich experience of cooperation with part A, ability to cooperate with other professional and related units
• Have a stable and mature career mindset
• Good English communication skill (French language skills are highly preferred)
• Working experience in a large design institute in China is preferred, with well-known foreign companies working experience preferred, study or work in Europe (preferably France) will be prior